Southeast Delco School District
Physical Education Teacher

 

Kindergarten Center

2024-2025 School Year

 

JOB SUMMARY:

 

The Physical Education Teacher at theKindergarten level is responsible for planning and implementing physical education activities, monitoring students, and evaluating student outcomes. Physical Education in the elementary school generally emphasizes sports-related skills, movement patterns, games, and fitness activities. The Physical Education Teacher records and maintains student information. They are responsible for communicating with all parties involved in the education of the student. This is a "push-in" position that does not have an assigned classroom. The position will be traveling between classrooms at the Kindergarten Center daily to provide P.E. instruction.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES:

1. 1. Work collaboratively with co-teachers, coaches, staff and administration to plan and deliver an educational P.E. program in line with the mission, vision, and values of the Southeast Delco School District.
2. Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, rhythms and dance, and individual, dual or team sports, utilizing curriculum designated PDE and other appropriate learning activities.
3. Analyzes, demonstrates, and explains basic skills, knowledge and strategies of formal sports, games, rhythms, and fundamentals of body movement.
4. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to provide an orderly, productive environment in the physical education areas.
5. Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students.
6. Evaluates academic and social growth of students, prepares report cards, and keeps appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.
7. Maintains control of storage and use of school property. Manage the Physical Education materials, ensuring adequate supplies and safe, working conditions of materials.
8. Evaluates each student’s growth in physical skills, knowledge and contribution in team sports.
9. Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
10. Supervise and support students’ social and emotional learning through sport and play.
11. Support the building of a student play culture that values inclusivity, sportsmanship, and kindness.
12. Administers testing in accordance with division testing practices.
13. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
14. Perform other duties assigned by the Building Administration.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university 
• Valid PA Certification: Health & Physical Education K-12

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Education or a related field of study
• 2+ years of experience teaching in education environment

Pre-employment Paperwork Requirements:

• Pennsylvania Criminal Background Check, FBI Fingerprinting Background Check, Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure release (Act 168) forms
• School Personnel Health Record and TB Test

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

• Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis
• Indoor office environment is subject to frequent interruptions
• Pushing, moving and lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment
• Clarity of vision at varying distances
• Verbal, auditory and written capabilities to effectively communicate in an articulate manner
• Sitting and standing for extended periods of time
• Frequent sitting, standing and walking
• Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store files and supplies
• Lifting objects with a strength factor of light work
• Occasional bending, reaching and stretching
• Occasional kneeling, crouching and squatting
• Occasional pulling, pushing

Level of Compensation: 

$50,726 - $103,534 (dependent on step and track placement as determined based on collective bargaining agreements)

 

Location: Kindergarten Center

 

Disclaimer:

The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principle functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an inclusive listing of work requirements, skills or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. 

 

All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability, or veteran status. 

 

Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee.